Internet Activist Charged in M.I.T. Data Theft — Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist, was indicted Tuesday in Boston on charges that he stole over four million documents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR, an archive of scientific journals and academic papers.

iPhone, meet Google+ — Share just the right stuff, with just the right circles :-) — This app should be rolling out over the next few hours. Try getting it here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google/ id447119634?ls=1&mt=8

FBI makes 14 arrests in Anonymous raids — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made 14 arrests nationwide after raiding a series of homes across the U.S. in connection a sweep designed to dent the Anonymous hacking group. — According to CBS News, the FBI sweep was a major operation in New York …

Google+ has a ‘celebrity acquisition plan’ — (CNN) — Google would like its new social network to be well-known in Hollywood circles. To that end, the Internet giant is drawing up a “celebrity acquisition plan” to help publicize Google+, its 3-week-old social network, according to Google e-mails reviewed by CNN.

LulzSec say they'll release big Murdoch email archive — Rebekah Brooks apparently not a password genius — The hacktivists behind a hack on The Sun's website claim to have extracted an email archive which they plan to release later on Tuesday. — News International systems were hacked …

Google's Eric Schmidt slams Apple iPhone lawsuits — Google's Schmidt hits out at lawsuits — 'They're suing instead of innovating' — GOOGLE has launched a stinging attack on major mobile phone rival Apple, saying its smartphone lawsuits are inspired by jealousy and a lack of innovation in its own iPhone.

Zynga and Facebook Exclusivity Goes Far Beyond Credits — An extensive addendum to Zynga's S-1 filing with the SEC today paints an intricate picture of Zynga's dependence on the Facebook platform. Here's a parsing of the key parts of that relationship. — The fuller disclosures …

Frustrated judge pushes Google digital book deal — (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge set a September 15 deadline for Google Inc, authors and publishers to come up with a legal plan to create the world's largest digital library, expressing frustration that the six-year-old dispute has not been resolved.

Meet Proust, a social network that digs deeper — Nowadays, a lot of information can be found online. The starring actress of the 1996 movie “The Craft”? Fairuza Balk (courtesy of IMDB.) Where was Gordon Moore born? San Francisco (thank you, Wikipedia.)